Wednesday Afterschool Special: Rougned's Redemption
Big Papi meets Brick Papi
David Ortiz got to meet his LEGO likeness today when the 6' 7" statue was unveiled for LEGO Day at Fenway Park.
LEGO in sports
An original exhibition, <italics>Big Leagues, Little Bricks</italics>, featuring amazing sculptures, portraits and stadium replicas created with LEGO bricks is now open at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and runs through Sept. 2. The exhibition showcases renowned artist Sean Kenney, one of only 13 LEGO Certified Professionals in the world. Here are a few of Kenney's pieces, along with other instances of LEGO in Sports.
Rougned Odor redeems himself
After a costly base-running blunder earlier in the game, Rougned Odor more than made up for it with this walk-off blast. And the folks in the Rangers' dugout were pumped:
The dinger also validated the tough-love teachings of Adrian Beltre, who jokingly slapped Odor earlier in the game for his bad baserunning.
Catch of the year?
Or best pitcher catch ever?
This guy is psyched to catch a foul ball
Todays Peanuts
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